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|doi=10.1542/peds.2016-1484 | |doi=10.1542/peds.2016-1484 | ||
|accessdate=2024-07-09 | |accessdate=2024-07-09 | ||
}}</ref> An infant circumcision neither diagnoses nor treats disease because no disease exists, so a surrogate consent for | }}</ref> An infant circumcision neither diagnoses nor treats disease because no disease exists, so a [[surrogate consent]] for [[circumcision of the newborn]] may be invalid. | ||
== Common law background == | == Common law background == | ||
Blackstone (1765) stated in his ''Commentaries on the Laws of England'': | Blackstone (1765) stated in his ''Commentaries on the Laws of England'': | ||
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[[William Stowell]] is an outstanding example of a young man who was wrongfully circumcised and brought a suit upon reaching the age of majority. He sued his circumciser for battery and obtained an out-of-court settlement. | [[William Stowell]] is an outstanding example of a young man who was wrongfully circumcised and brought a suit upon reaching the age of majority. He sued his circumciser for battery and obtained an out-of-court settlement. | ||
Damage rewards for wrongful circumcision have increased. One ''may'' receive a very substantial damage award for a wrongful circumcision. | |||
== Video == | == Video == | ||
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{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[Circumcision - Your Legal Rights]] | * [[Circumcision - Your Legal Rights]] | ||
* [[Protection of intact newborns in hospital]] | |||
* [[United States of America]] | * [[United States of America]] | ||
{{LINKS}} | {{LINKS}} | ||
* {{REFweb | |||
|url=https://www.cirp.org/pages/parents/protection/ | |||
|title=Protection of Infant Boys from Wrongful Circumcision in American Hospitals | |||
|last=Hill | |||
|first= | |||
|init=G | |||
|author-link=George Hill | |||
|publisher=Circumcision Information Pages | |||
|date=2002 | |||
|accessdate=2024-07-14 | |||
}} | |||
* {{REFweb | * {{REFweb | ||
|url=http://www.savingsons.org/2010/09/wrongful-circumcision-of-baby-mario.html | |url=http://www.savingsons.org/2010/09/wrongful-circumcision-of-baby-mario.html | ||
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|date=2010-09-13 | |date=2010-09-13 | ||
|accessdate=2024-07-10 | |accessdate=2024-07-10 | ||
}} | |||
* {{REFweb | |||
|url=https://intactamerica.org/can-you-sue-for-circumcision/ | |||
|title=Can You Sue for Circumcision? | |||
|last=Alissa | |||
|first= | |||
|init=K | |||
|author-link=Kristel Alissa | |||
|publisher=Intact America | |||
|date=2025-07-03 | |||
|accessdate=2025-07-11 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{REF}} | {{REF}} | ||
[[Category:Jurisprudence]] | [[Category:Jurisprudence]] | ||
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[[Category:Male circumcision]] | [[Category:Male circumcision]] | ||
[[Category:USA]] | [[Category:USA]] | ||
[[de:Unrechtmäßige Beschneidung]] | |||